He was strangely sluggish and strangely silent.
"All _that_ is done and ended," said Arnold shaking him by the shoulder.
"It rests with you now to get me out of the difficulty I'm placed in with Blanche.

Things must be settled with Miss Silvester to-day." "Things _shall_ be settled." "Shall be?
What are you waiting for ?" "I'm waiting to do what you told me." "What I told you ?" "Didn't you tell me to consult Sir Patrick before I married her ?" "To be sure! so I did." "Well--I am waiting for a chance with Sir Patrick." "And then ?" "And then--" He looked at Arnold for the first time.

"Then," he said, "you may consider it settled." "The marriage ?" He suddenly looked down again at the blotting-pad.

"Yes--the marriage." Arnold offered his hand in congratulation.

Geoffrey never noticed it.
His eyes were off the blotting-pad again.